If independent sports retailers were planning on selling Dunlop and Slazenger then they wouldn't last long anyway.
Bad clobber.
Funny thing is it's only since they've become synonomous with Sports Direct that they're considered bad, same for Lonsdale. They were all decent brands pre Sports Direct. He also goes in to someone like Adidas asks what they can't get rid of. They say these trainers ain't selling too well, and we've got a million of them. He says I'll give you £2 a pair, they're delighted to be shot of them, he can sell them for a tenner...bargain, meanwhile local sports shop probably paid £15 for them from Adidas and can't get rid of them.
Most of the brands he's bought were struggling anyway, it's years since the likes of Dunlop were leading edge Sports Equipment manufacturers
Dunlop = been shit for years and only good for cheap squash balls and cheap starter squash shoes.
Slazenger = make cheap trainer socks that somehow manage to be worse than pumas cheapest type. All racquets are poor
Lonsdale = make bottom range boxing gear, ask anyone who's boxed and if they say they would prefer lonsdale gear to Reyes gear they are lying. It is what it is. Beginner level boxing stuff that is now the fashion preserve of fungi and white dee
Also, be 100% honest, what do all of you use a sports shop for? If you box regular and know your measurements you use the internet. Same to be said for football boots. Puma king size ten, cheers google shopping
If you don't and your boy has decided he wants to start playing cricket, do you go to lillywhites even in its former carnation and pay 300quid for a bat or do you get him a decent enough bat to learn how to wield for 30 sheets from sports direct and go for a good un when the mind is made up?
Independent shops are still in the 21st century and can build huge local reputations online and within catchment areas of hundreds of miles for the same things any local, independent buther for example would. Keeo the brilliant service and personability but think like a businessman. Or sink
Independent shops are still in the 21st century and can build huge local reputations online and within catchment areas of hundreds of miles for the same things any local, independent buther for example would. Keeo the brilliant service and personability but think like a businessman. Or sink
1£rox. Fucking nonsense. Spent millions that they don't have trying to compete in Europe. Died. Came back from the dead and instantly spent millions trying to dominate a league of village teams. About to die again, hopefully for the last time.
He took a wood - panelled, specialist sports shop with good sales staff and turned it into a cheap, ugly pile of shit.
Behave. Lillywhites was an elitist shithole staffed by people who knew naff all about the sport they were supposedly 'expert' in. It was the sports shop equivalent of Burberry - trading on its location and a steady stream of idiot Japanese, American and European tourists
He took a wood - panelled, specialist sports shop with good sales staff and turned it into a cheap, ugly pile of shit.
Behave. Lillywhites was an elitist shithole staffed by people who knew naff all about the sport they were supposedly 'expert' in. It was the sports shop equivalent of Burberry - trading on its location and a steady stream of idiot Japanese, American and European tourists
Elitist? They let you in, didn't they?
How many visits did you make before you came to your damning conclusion?
He took a wood - panelled, specialist sports shop with good sales staff and turned it into a cheap, ugly pile of shit.
Behave. Lillywhites was an elitist shithole staffed by people who knew naff all about the sport they were supposedly 'expert' in. It was the sports shop equivalent of Burberry - trading on its location and a steady stream of idiot Japanese, American and European tourists
don't remember being many tourists in the Bromley store.
He took a wood - panelled, specialist sports shop with good sales staff and turned it into a cheap, ugly pile of shit.
Behave. Lillywhites was an elitist shithole staffed by people who knew naff all about the sport they were supposedly 'expert' in. It was the sports shop equivalent of Burberry - trading on its location and a steady stream of idiot Japanese, American and European tourists
Elitist? They let you in, didn't they?
How many visits did you make before you came to your damning conclusion?
Touchè. Not really sure, as I didn't count them (probably because I couldn't see far enough into the future to know that the veracity of said visits would be called into question on an 'Internet' forum two decades later). Probably about thirty or so over the years, for things like socks, trainers, skate blades & sticks etc.
It might have been better way way back, but I can't ever remember it being anything other than a tourist trap. I used to get all my stuff from there as I worked round the corner and it was impossible to get it from a sports shop where I lived as there weren't any around
Ashley has sold/given up his deal over Rangers merchandise and Sports direct etc, Rangers fans are now buying shirts again after a 2 year boycott. They will keep the current home shirt, but are producing a new away and third kit, sold out everywhere (they still won't buy from SD or third party websites)
I have been to a few meetings that a nap under the table would have been a better use of my time. Sounds like the old school don't like his wealth. Richard Branson and Freddie Laker ran into a little rough water for being upstarts.
Ashley has sold/given up his deal over Rangers merchandise and Sports direct etc, Rangers fans are now buying shirts again after a 2 year boycott. They will keep the current home shirt, but are producing a new away and third kit, sold out everywhere (they still won't buy from SD or third party websites)
im personally a sports direct fan as @buckshee mentions actually sell some okay sporting stuff, just recently got back into playing a spot of golf, bag of tees, 2 gloves, a pair of shorts and a pair of trousers both plain black for under £23.00 i think is a bargain, also good for younger folk doing the festivals, sleeping bags, tents etc. i recently bought a pair of nike tanjun trainers to wear to work, the light gym type ones, nike.co.uk wanted £74.99 sports direct £34.99, cant grumble with that, of course anything for serious sports enthusiasts go to a proper store.
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Dunlop = been shit for years and only good for cheap squash balls and cheap starter squash shoes.
Slazenger = make cheap trainer socks that somehow manage to be worse than pumas cheapest type. All racquets are poor
Lonsdale = make bottom range boxing gear, ask anyone who's boxed and if they say they would prefer lonsdale gear to Reyes gear they are lying. It is what it is. Beginner level boxing stuff that is now the fashion preserve of fungi and white dee
If you don't and your boy has decided he wants to start playing cricket, do you go to lillywhites even in its former carnation and pay 300quid for a bat or do you get him a decent enough bat to learn how to wield for 30 sheets from sports direct and go for a good un when the mind is made up?
How many visits did you make before you came to your damning conclusion?
don't remember being many tourists in the Bromley store.
I may be over sentimental in my memories of it; my father used to take me there in the late 60s and early seventies and I loved it.
Still a shame to see what it's become.
If you have kids their stores are great. They never wear kit for more than a year and therefore the quality is fine.
Kids play football, cricket, tennis etc etc. If it were not for SD I would just not be able to keep up.
They will keep the current home shirt, but are producing a new away and third kit, sold out everywhere (they still won't buy from SD or third party websites)
I remember going up to Wigan away in 2005. All of them. Every single one of them wearing stuff from JD Sports
Try getting a cricket bat in JD sports , good luck with that.